WASHINGTON (VOR)— Violence in Egypt has subsided somewhat since the deadly clashes between the military and pro-Morsi supporters, but things are not back to normal by any means.

But the leader of the Muslim Brotherhood says the media is painting a false portrait of what's really going on. In an 18-minute videotaped speech, Mohammed el-Beltagy said Egyptian authorities are trying to stigmatize Morsi's political party as a terrorist group.

For analysis, VOR’s spoke with Gawdet Bahgat, professor of political science for the Near East, South Asia Center for Strategic Studies at the National Defense University.